This is unbelievable, I saw you in New York parade in March . And now you mentioned Coimbra. I was raised 10 minutes from Coimbra, although my parents were from Porto and Espinho they moved to Anadia before I born. I also have a beautiful dog like yours .
This has made my Sunday. Watching this was so nice. My Sugar midlife hated the groomer. I never did hand stripping mostly because no place here (that I was aware) did it. Early in life I did the skirt. It looked cute. Later in life we did this cut for convenience. Sugar was touchy with her face also. Looking at Sami makes me remember my girl and I have tears of Joy (and sorrow for sugar) seeing him. Thanks for the video!
Hi Miruna! It is wonderful how much you have learned about owning a Westie , and sharing your knowledge with other Westie owners. Candi didn't like getting baths either. See Sami doesn't either. So So cute !!.
Oh Yes, how adorably handsome Sami is! My female always loved her look & feel after grooming. My male on the other hand would act embarrassed or shy no matter how much we praised or made over him. You could tell he felt better though from the added pep in his step. Like that lighter feeling we humans have after a good haircut. Great video as always, Thanks & have a great weekend.
Thank you 🥰 Haha, I think it's a weird feeling after grooming, Sami scratches his belly a lot because I am guessing the new short hair tickles him 😅 But I think they feel better, for sure. Thanks Brenda, have a great weekend! (and have some cake or a glass of wine for Sami's birthday!) 🍰✨
Walking every day having a short skirt and shorthair on the legs makes the up keep so much easier! I keep Taz cut short like you and the special shampoos help so much with keeping down skin problems!
How nice you can watch Sami being groomed. There isn't room to do that at our groomers. When we bathe our Westie at home, we use Coatex which we buy from our vet, it is for sensitive skin.
My Mom would put cotton balls in her westies ears during bathing to avoid infections. and then when she blew dry him it didn't bother his hearing. then she would clean his ears with cotton swabs with something on them to get the bad stuff out. He also needed special shampoos for his skin allergies. She even trained him when to shake during the bath so she wasn't as wet as he was. :-) He loved the towel drying , rolling on all over when she did it. Blow drying was fun for him as well. He liked the soft brush afterwards but didn't like the wire brush at all but tolerated it.
We have a Westie and I simply could not deal with (or afford) to bring him to the groomer every 6 weeks for hand stripping ... So I am grooming him now with a scissor cut. his hair grows in curly since we stopped stripping. This was a good call out. Sorry to hear that Sami has skin allergies. I heard that is a common Westie issue, but we have not really experienced it to the same degree of severity. We avoid washing our Westie and we take extra care to dry him completely when he gets wet.
We don’t get to watch our dogs get groomed so this was so nice to watch! Sami is a great sport, he is so patient. He’s adorable but I am also very biased to westies. 😄 Do they trim his nails or do you do it all with the grinder?
I've heard this before and I am surprised, why wouldn't they let you in? I only took Sami to 2 grooming places in different countries so far, but I could always go in with him 🙂 I trim his nails at home with the grinder, because he can't stand the nail trimmer. He is very afraid. I am glad you enjoyed it 🥰
I love Sammy. Currently working away from home so have not seen my wee Hamish for nearly a week, I can't wait to get home and get some westie loving. For the record, Hamish hates being groomed. I will show this video to him so he knows how to behave in the future.
✨💖✨The closest groomer who hand strips for our wee MacLaren is 4 hour away. He is only 6 months, so I bathe him, brush and trim the essentials. We have snow right now. We shared our home with a Westie for almost 15 years, and I groomed him, but I had learned with clippers when my family had Scotties. I’m sure there are folks who are passionate about the method of how to groom a Westie, but MacLaren isn’t a show dog. Like you, I like the blunter, rounded trim on the ears. We’ll how long I can let my little scruffalo go before I order some clippers. (Scruffallo = scruffy+buffalo. When he was tiny, he was a fluffalo.)
Great video. I learned a lot. I didn’t know the benefit of blow drying and Scout just had her bath and wow she didn’t like that but considering the advantages she will have to get used to it. Keep the info coming. Azie and Scout
We lived with our Westie on the edge of the forest. With the traditional haircut, he carried a lot of pine needles and small twigs into the house. So we decided to have a short belly hair to bring the housework down to a tolerable level.
You are such a great Westie mommy! You cut your Sami very similarly to how I used to get my Sparky cut. He always did best when his belly area was cut extremely short. It was much more hygienic that way regarding pee. I also had the back end cut exceptionally short too, and that kept that area clean. Beautiful and happy video!
Hi new to your channel. I'm in Australia and just about to get our second Westie. Our beloved Fergus died earlier in the year and we are so lost without him. I'd love to know more about hand stripping. Is it easy to learn??
Hi Marie! I'm sorry for your loss. I am glad you are getting another Westie 😍 Here are two videos I made during the pandemic, when I tried hand stripping at home 😅 I tried to explain the important points: ruclips.net/video/nFQLYgWT2qo/видео.html ruclips.net/video/-2G4JVLwu9w/видео.html I hope it helps you learn! If you have the chance, I recommend you first go to a professional and watch how they do it and ask them to explain. Good luck and I hope you get your puppy soon!
Yes, there are stripping stones (porous material, helps grip the hairs) and metallic tools you also use for gripping. And rubber "fingers". I used to have these when I tried stripping Sami during the pandemic. Spoiler alert: it's not easy, takes a long time and you need to know what you're doing, to make sure you don't over pluck and to make sure it's not painful :) If you want to learn, I suggest asking a dog groomer to teach you.
Do not wash your Westie 14 days before and after hand stripping. Maybe that's the cause of he's skin problems. If you wash him, there are small holes where the hairs was and it can cause an infection.
Sammy is a cutie. I’m sorry that I don’t agree with the hand stripping technique. I feel it is too time consuming for the dog and as a Westie owner I clip my dog myself. He is 11 and has never had any skin issues which I am very thankful about. I enjoy the process of bathing and clipping and love the way he looks. Actually I do it as needed in stages, bathing one day and the clip the next day. Also he gets brushed everyday. To each his own right.
I 100 agree I’ve had 6 westies 4 of them are rescues and I rarely wash her because she gets really traumatised and clip a little bit at a time. Sami is a beautiful westie but the breeder should not be breeding any more as Sammi has skin allergies and legs problems probably all genetic and just leads to more dogs suffering.
We never liked the show dog look. We never understood WHY a marshmallow head was considered attractive. What you are doing with Sami is what my Mom would do. THAT is a Westie!!
Miruna, I think there is a problem with making comments on your channel. I could only make a comment here because if I try underneath your video after all the printing and information it jumps up to the top for some odd reason, Never has happened before to me. Sami looks so content in your arms. He looks like he is going to fall asleep. So precious. He is such a good boy for you. Don't you just love their temperament? A few more weeks and I will be able to see and pick out my little baby girl, Ellie. I am so excited. I am so glad you were able to get his hair hand stripped. For some reason our breeder does not recommend it. I have only done it one time with my Lilly, and it did it by my own two hands and boy they were very tired afterwards. Have a great week you and Sami both.
I don't know why this happens 😕But I am glad you could leave a comment! Ahaha, in the beginning and end of the video when I held him, he actually fell asleep 😂🥰 Aww, I am so happy for you!! Having a puppy girl must be so exciting! ❤ Yes, doing hand stripping by yourself is exhausting, I tried once too and it took me hours, then I never tried again, haha!
See Sami's bath time routine at home! (+ shampoos for allergic dogs): ruclips.net/video/mJUjgp0IfYs/видео.html
This is unbelievable, I saw you in New York parade in March . And now you mentioned Coimbra. I was raised 10 minutes from Coimbra, although my parents were from Porto and Espinho they moved to Anadia before I born. I also have a beautiful dog like yours .
So amazing that they have two people working on him at once, so he is always safe and doesn't feel scared. It's so lovely and ideal
As usual Sami is totally calm! He’s a sweetie! Thanks for sharing his routine!❤️🐾❤️
He is very calm, even the groomer is impressed 😍
We have a 1 year old westie ans I watch your videos and enjoy enjoy joy them
Thanks
Sami must be the cutest Westie ever 🐾🐾🐾
This has made my Sunday. Watching this was so nice. My Sugar midlife hated the groomer. I never did hand stripping mostly because no place here (that I was aware) did it. Early in life I did the skirt. It looked cute. Later in life we did this cut for convenience. Sugar was touchy with her face also. Looking at Sami makes me remember my girl and I have tears of Joy (and sorrow for sugar) seeing him. Thanks for the video!
I am so glad to hear that it brought you memories, even if bitter sweet ☺🥰 Sugar must have been a character 😅💞 Like Westies usually are!
She was a special pup like Sami! Diva version! 🐾♥️
What an utterly adorable Westie xx
Hi Miruna! It is wonderful how much you have learned about owning a Westie , and sharing your knowledge with other Westie owners. Candi didn't like getting baths either. See Sami doesn't either. So So cute !!.
Hi Judith! Thank you 🥰 Haha, they are not water dogs! But they have to tolerate it, what can they do?
Oh Yes, how adorably handsome Sami is!
My female always loved her look & feel after grooming. My male on the other hand would act embarrassed or shy no matter how much we praised or made over him. You could tell he felt better though from the added pep in his step. Like that lighter feeling we humans have after a good haircut. Great video as always, Thanks & have a great weekend.
Thank you 🥰 Haha, I think it's a weird feeling after grooming, Sami scratches his belly a lot because I am guessing the new short hair tickles him 😅 But I think they feel better, for sure.
Thanks Brenda, have a great weekend! (and have some cake or a glass of wine for Sami's birthday!)
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Walking every day having a short skirt and shorthair on the legs makes the up keep so much easier! I keep Taz cut short like you and the special shampoos help so much with keeping down skin problems!
Great Video Sami is so good at the Groomers. He looks so cute!
How nice you can watch Sami being groomed. There isn't room to do that at our groomers. When we bathe our Westie at home, we use Coatex which we buy from our vet, it is for sensitive skin.
My Mom would put cotton balls in her westies ears during bathing to avoid infections. and then when she blew dry him it didn't bother his hearing. then she would clean his ears with cotton swabs with something on them to get the bad stuff out. He also needed special shampoos for his skin allergies.
She even trained him when to shake during the bath so she wasn't as wet as he was. :-) He loved the towel drying , rolling on all over when she did it. Blow drying was fun for him as well. He liked the soft brush afterwards but didn't like the wire brush at all but tolerated it.
We have a Westie and I simply could not deal with (or afford) to bring him to the groomer every 6 weeks for hand stripping ... So I am grooming him now with a scissor cut. his hair grows in curly since we stopped stripping. This was a good call out.
Sorry to hear that Sami has skin allergies. I heard that is a common Westie issue, but we have not really experienced it to the same degree of severity. We avoid washing our Westie and we take extra care to dry him completely when he gets wet.
We don’t get to watch our dogs get groomed so this was so nice to watch! Sami is a great sport, he is so patient. He’s adorable but I am also very biased to westies. 😄
Do they trim his nails or do you do it all with the grinder?
I've heard this before and I am surprised, why wouldn't they let you in? I only took Sami to 2 grooming places in different countries so far, but I could always go in with him 🙂
I trim his nails at home with the grinder, because he can't stand the nail trimmer. He is very afraid.
I am glad you enjoyed it 🥰
I love Sammy. Currently working away from home so have not seen my wee Hamish for nearly a week, I can't wait to get home and get some westie loving. For the record, Hamish hates being groomed. I will show this video to him so he knows how to behave in the future.
Sami ... you look so HANDSOME! I loved watching you get groomed!
Sammy is absolutely beautiful I love westies he is so cute.
Thanks so much! 🥰
Fresh meadow with teddy bear ears. Oh, Sammy you had me at hello.
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Lovely thanks so much!
Dear Miruna I agree with you, thanks to guide westies owners. Lovve from Bolivia in SA
Sami does look So Adorable 😍
Sami is adorable!! 💗. My Harley would love to play with him - but we are in the US!
Thank you! 😀😍 We do plan to maybe take Sami with us to the US next year, it would be his first time out of Europe!
What parts of the body are stripped of hair? I love my Westie! You answered my question, thanks!
Sami is such a cutie - I agree about the long skirt , I keep it short on my Westie too
He's sooooo good! Great groomers! Thanks
✨💖✨The closest groomer who hand strips for our wee MacLaren is 4 hour away. He is only 6 months, so I bathe him, brush and trim the essentials. We have snow right now. We shared our home with a Westie for almost 15 years, and I groomed him, but I had learned with clippers when my family had Scotties. I’m sure there are folks who are passionate about the method of how to groom a Westie, but MacLaren isn’t a show dog. Like you, I like the blunter, rounded trim on the ears. We’ll how long I can let my little scruffalo go before I order some clippers. (Scruffallo = scruffy+buffalo. When he was tiny, he was a fluffalo.)
Great video. I learned a lot. I didn’t know the benefit of blow drying and Scout just had her bath and wow she didn’t like that but considering the advantages she will have to get used to it. Keep the info coming. Azie and Scout
Thanks so much, Azie! 🥰 Ah and apologize to Scout from me, haha 🙈😅
We lived with our Westie on the edge of the forest. With the traditional haircut, he carried a lot of pine needles and small twigs into the house. So we decided to have a short belly hair to bring the housework down to a tolerable level.
You are such a great Westie mommy! You cut your Sami very similarly to how I used to get my Sparky cut. He always did best when his belly area was cut extremely short. It was much more hygienic that way regarding pee. I also had the back end cut exceptionally short too, and that kept that area clean. Beautiful and happy video!
Thanks so much! ☺
We don’t have any hand stripping in Dallas, Texas ! I have a 12 years old westie isn’t lucky 😢.
Hi new to your channel. I'm in Australia and just about to get our second Westie. Our beloved Fergus died earlier in the year and we are so lost without him. I'd love to know more about hand stripping. Is it easy to learn??
Hi Marie! I'm sorry for your loss. I am glad you are getting another Westie 😍
Here are two videos I made during the pandemic, when I tried hand stripping at home 😅 I tried to explain the important points:
ruclips.net/video/nFQLYgWT2qo/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/-2G4JVLwu9w/видео.html
I hope it helps you learn! If you have the chance, I recommend you first go to a professional and watch how they do it and ask them to explain. Good luck and I hope you get your puppy soon!
Winston hates getting a bath too!
No one in my city hand strips :( my husband used to do it back when we only had one westie. How much do you pay for the stripping?
Hi ,I am from Taiwan,I like your film about Sami
Hey that's my Teddy😊❤
It's crazy that he's willing to sit for three or four hours. That's a lot for many dogs.
Are there tools you can use to strip the coat?
Yes, there are stripping stones (porous material, helps grip the hairs) and metallic tools you also use for gripping. And rubber "fingers". I used to have these when I tried stripping Sami during the pandemic. Spoiler alert: it's not easy, takes a long time and you need to know what you're doing, to make sure you don't over pluck and to make sure it's not painful :) If you want to learn, I suggest asking a dog groomer to teach you.
Sami ... you are such a handsome boy!!
Its s get ready with me sammy edition 😍
Do not wash your Westie 14 days before and after hand stripping. Maybe that's the cause of he's skin problems. If you wash him, there are small holes where the hairs was and it can cause an infection.
I never have issue with the skirt but we do clip his backside like a snauzer makes him look like he has shaps. I think sami looks adorable👍🏼
Sammy is a cutie. I’m sorry that I don’t agree with the hand stripping technique. I feel it is too time consuming for the dog and as a Westie owner I clip my dog myself. He is 11 and has never had any skin issues which I am very thankful about. I enjoy the process of bathing and clipping and love the way he looks. Actually I do it as needed in stages, bathing one day and the clip the next day. Also he gets brushed everyday. To each his own right.
I 100 agree I’ve had 6 westies 4 of them are rescues and I rarely wash her because she gets really traumatised and clip a little bit at a time. Sami is a beautiful westie but the breeder should not be breeding any more as Sammi has skin allergies and legs problems probably all genetic and just leads to more dogs suffering.
We never liked the show dog look. We never understood WHY a marshmallow head was considered attractive. What you are doing with Sami is what my Mom would do. THAT is a Westie!!
Miruna, I think there is a problem with making comments on your channel. I could only make a comment here because if I try underneath your video after all the printing and information it jumps up to the top for some odd reason, Never has happened before to me. Sami looks so content in your arms. He looks like he is going to fall asleep. So precious. He is such a good boy for you. Don't you just love their temperament? A few more weeks and I will be able to see and pick out my little baby girl, Ellie. I am so excited. I am so glad you were able to get his hair hand stripped. For some reason our breeder does not recommend it. I have only done it one time with my Lilly, and it did it by my own two hands and boy they were very tired afterwards. Have a great week you and Sami both.
I don't know why this happens 😕But I am glad you could leave a comment!
Ahaha, in the beginning and end of the video when I held him, he actually fell asleep 😂🥰
Aww, I am so happy for you!! Having a puppy girl must be so exciting! ❤
Yes, doing hand stripping by yourself is exhausting, I tried once too and it took me hours, then I never tried again, haha!
Winston is a soft coated westie. He just gets clipped.
I do like the softness and the wavy-ness of clipped Westies 🥰 also the coat is shinier.
日本語の翻訳は有り難い！
Come on.... Let Sami's hair grow cute and fluffy like every good Westie should.